Drapery-supporting device



May 29, 1923..

iE. .R. FLKENBERG DRAPERY SUPPORTING DEVICE Filed Sept. 5.A 1922 iff/Q91..

PatentedMay a9, 1923.

Ulal'rln ,Lerares ERNEST .R. FALKENBERG, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.'-

i DRAPE'RYv-SUPPORTING DEVICE.

' Application fue@ september 5, 1922. vserial No.' 586,183@

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNEST R. FALKEN- BERG, a 'citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county ofv Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Drapery-*Supporting Devices, of which the followingl is a specification. y My invention relates more particularly to devices for supporting draperies at windows or openings between rooms, and more espe cially to.devices for supporting draperies in pleated condition. f rlhe producing of pleated draperies, in' accordance with the practice now commonly employed and in connection with' the use'o'f devices as hitherto employed, is a relatively tedious and expensive operation as the ma# ferial laid into" pleatformis. required to be sewed in place. y v

In this connection it' is one of vmy objects to provide a novel, simple and inexpensive construction of drapery-supporting means whereby the material may be quickly ma@ nipulated into pleated condition and insuch condition quickly and permanently4k secured in placeby a pin, as distinguished from the sewing operation; and to permit ythis to be done by one who is yrelatively unskilled in the art of sewing or drapery manufacture.

At openings between rooms where it is desired to arrange drapery, .it is common practice to provide a ,duplex arrangement of draperies or, in other words,l hang one drapery at eachside of the curtain pole from which they are hung, which makes a double drapery, it being my object in this connection to produce, by `a novel and simple operation, draperies of this character.

Referring to the accompanying drawing: -Figure l is a face'view ofthe upper portion of a part of a pleatedfdrapery supported .fromacurtain pole, aportion only of which is shown by means constructed in accordance with my invention, a part of the drapery being broken away' to disclose Acertain details of the said means.y Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view taken through ythe supporting curtain-pole and duplex draperies supported 'at oppositesides of the curtain pole by means iny accordance withmy 'invention as shown in Figi; l.; Figure 3 is an enlarged section 'taken' at the line 3-3 on Fig. 1 .andfviewed in the direction of the arrows. Figure 4 is a broken rear View of a draperypleatediover, and secured to, the means constituting another embodiment of my invention and illustratedv therein; vand Figures 5 are" fragmentary perspective views of the plate 9 showny in Fig. 4:, and the clip cooperating therewith.y Referringto the construction of supporting device disclosed in Figs. l, 2 and 3, it

comprises a` plate 6 vwhich may be ofme-tal or any other suitable material from which a series of strap `portions 7 are struck up, these seriesextending lengthwise' of the plateI which latter is shown'as ofvgeneral refc..

tangular form and preferablyV of a width equal tofsubsta'ntially the width of thepleat to be formed. The striking up kof the por-1 tions 7 causes the member 6y tojpr'esent a a plane substantially parallel with the l.plane member 6 and foldedinto pleated condition'.

ln: using the:y member 6, it is applied at lthe surface thereof' opposite that at whichl ythe straps 7 extend, against the rear surface of the .n drapery, as, for example, thatrepresented at 8 and' preferably at such a-point thereonthat of themember', adaptinga `p1n,for prefery .75 v vpin to the latter thedrapery appliedv to the g its upper edge 'will'be below theupperedge of the drapery. `The portions of the drapery at opposite'edges ofthe member 6 Vare'then portions thereof to extend linto line with the f .openings provided by the straps 7, and pins l() are thereuponthreaded through the openings provided by-thel strapl portions 7 and through vthe deflected portions 8 .of the drapery, thereby' pinning the drapery .in i

- folded backwardly'ove'r rthese edgesto cause the "drapery to extendat-the rear'surfaceof l'spaces between the adjacent strapportions v 7, as represented ofthe drapery at 9, torcause pleatedV condition to lthe.: member 6.- 1..Any

applied nto position. .It is preferredthat` i double pointed pins'befused, as thereby these pins may be adjustedtoimbedtheir oppo- :1101

7e series of openlngsw'hich are inalign'mentlin site pointed extremities in the drapery to extend between folded portions 4'thereof as shown vmore particularly in Figs. 1 and 2.

lt will be understood that the plate member 6 would be provided 'of 'a number corre-v sponding to the number of pleats it is desired be presented by the drapery, the operator positioning the plates Y6 along the upper edge of the drapery and folding the latter uponV these plates Vto produce the pleated effect, at 'the' desired points.

The supporting means also comprises a device for supporting the plate 6, as from a curtain pole representedat 12. lin this connection it r'nayy be stated 'that Athe 'support ing ,device for the member 6 ispreferably provided, 'as shown, for supporting a pair of plates vlocated `at opposite sides of the curtain 'pole 12 'and connected with vthe members of a pair of draperies, one of the draperies being disposed one side of the curtain rod 12 and the other at the other side ithereo'f. The supporting member for the opposed `plates 6 comprises a clip 13 of generalfU-sh'ape in cro`sssec`tion, adapting'it to be applied to straddlingposition uponthe curtain rod 12,`the arms ofthe clip 18 terminating in upwardlyextending hoolrportions 14 over which v`the plates 6 at their upper strap portions 7 are adapted to be hooked as represented in the drawings.

The various part-s ofthe structure described are so constructed and arranged, and thedraperies 8 so assembled with the members 6. that the upper edges ofthe pleated draperies extend above thecurtain pole 12 asuiiicient distance to conceal the latter 4to view.

Theconstruction .shown in Figs. i and 5 and provided for thesame purpose as that v'shown in the precedingfgures, instead of providing a'singl'e-series of strap portions, as explained -of :the -prec'eding' structure, the `plate member fprovidedand Which, is represented 'at l'and corresponds with theplates 6, is formed-at opposite 'edges 'with strap portions 16 and 17 whichlare-arranged in .pairsfwitheach pair lspaced from` each other 'as' shownfthe spaces 4provided being representedat 18, the straps forming each pair "being oppositely deflected, as A represented,

whereby a series f openings-isiprovided at each side of the'memberl'dthefopenmgs of s'ea'ch series extendinglengthwise of themember '15A to adapt a pinftobefthreaded `there- Jthrough and in-'such position ex-tend? length- Wise of themember 15.

'Infthe'useofnthemember 15 the latter is 'lappliedtothe rear face of the drapery represented at 19, and the Ylatter Ifol'de'd :rearwardly aboutthe Vopposite-vertical edgesof the 'member 1'5 'and'- thence; folded outwardly in opposite `directions Eas'ex-plain'ed v'of 'the 'drapery 8. There Vis'thus'providedfin line with 'each ofthe series of openings :pre-

memben f thereof locatedfat opposite sides of rthe. meydi-an lineof saidmembenandpins separate "from,y said member and extending through the pleats thus `provided and `interioeked lWithsaid member.

sented by the strap members 16 and 17, folded portions of the drapery, as represented at 20, it being preferred that lthese folded portions be positioned to extend over the upper and lower pairs of the straps 16 and 17 and behind the intermediate pairs of 'these straps as shown in Fig. 4. This arrangement just described is not necessary. rl`he drapery pleated tothe member 15 Would be secured in place thereon as by means of the pins 21 threaded Vthrough the openings provided (by the straps 16 and 17 Aand through the portions ofthe `drapery 19 ad` jacent these straps and those portions extending kbetween the several pairs of straps,

The supporting means of Figs. Il and `5 also comprise a member represented at 22 and whichA would correspond with the member 13. and be of the same construction fas the latterv except that instead of providing a single hook A1li at each of its depending arms, as described'of the constructionshown in Figs. .1, 2 and 3, a double hook, vrepresented atQE, is provided adaptedl to hook through the strap .portions 116 of the y'intermediate pair thereof and'Which are exposed at the rear surface of the drapery.

It Will be understood "from Athe''foregoing description that drapery-supporting means constructed in accordance with my invention are not only of simple and'economicalconstruction, but by their use draperies maybe pleated-and hung in place in pleated condition, Without requiring'any particular skill, and in a comparatively shortlength ofzti'me.

YWhile I have illustrated and described certain particular constructions constituting an iem'bodimentfof my invention, I do not Wish to'be understood 'as intendingto limit itthereto as the inventionmay'be embodied in other forms and the Vparticular embodiment shown may be variously modified and altered Without departing lfrom the spirit of mynvention. d

What I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent,'is:

1.*'Vl`h'e combination of a member, afdrapery Vfolded about said Vmember into pleated condition, with a Vportion Aof said drapery iron member, and apin separate-from saidmember and extending Vthroughl folded parts Aoff said drapery and interlocked vwith, said 2. The combination condition thereon, said drapery .extending having folded'portionsgat the opposite side 3. A pleat .gauging and supporting de-M of a member, a dralpery foldedabout said member into pleated comprising, in com vice comprising, in combination, a member of substantially thesfwidth of the desired pleat, a plurality of laterally offset portions upon said member to provide a series of vertically aligned and spaced apart openings of a size to receive a pin anda supporting hook whereby a pin may be passed through said openings and-through a plurality of portions of drapery folded about said member and protruding into the plane of said openings and a supporting hook may be engaged with one of said offset portions.

4. A pleated dra ery supporting device bination, a member of substantially the width of the desired pleat, a plurality of laterally offset portions upon said member to provide a series of aligned spaced apart openings to receive a pin passing through a plurality of portions of the drapery protruding into the openings, and a supporting hook coacting with one of said offset portions to support the member with its attached drapery.

5. Drapery supporting means comprisingin combination, a member adapted to be enclosed by a pleat, a plurality of laterally offset portions upon said member to provide a series of vertically aligned and spaced apart openings whereby a pin may be passed through said openings and through a plurality of portions of the drapery protruding between pairs of said oii'set portions, a hanger adapted to be supported by a curtain pole, and a hook upon said hanger adapted to engage one of said offset portions to support a drapery secured thereto.

6. Dr-apery-supporting means comprising a member adapted to be applied to straddling position to acurtain vpole upon which draperies are to be supported at opposite said second-referred-to,members, and means'v whereby saidsecond-named members are releasably supported at the lopposite sides of said rst-referred-to members.

7 Drapery-supporting means comprising a member adapted to be applied to straddlingposition t0 a curtainpole upon which draperies are to -be supported atvopposit'e sides thereof and having hook portions at opposite sides thereof, and members adapted for folding thereupon into pleated condition of the draperies to be supported and adapted to be engaged with said hook portions for supporting said second-named mem.-

bers inv position.

8. Drapery-supportmg means comprising` a member adapted to be applied to straddling position to ay curtain pole upon which draperies are to be supported at opposite sides thereof, said member being provided at opposite sides thereof ywith upwardlyextending hook portions, members adapted for the folding thereupon, into` pleated con? dition, of the draperies lto be supported, said second-named members each. containing a series of straps presenting a series of openings extending lengthwise of lsaid member and so disposed that a pin inserted therein 4and through the folded `drapery will eX- tend lengthwise of said last-referred-to member, said last-named members being adapted to be supported from said rst-named member by engagement of the hooks on theV latter f. i

with certain of the straps on said secondnamed members.

ERNEST n, FALKENBERG. 

